Evan Trieu will represent Maine at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. on May 28 after deftly navigating 19 rounds to win the state competition on Saturday.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Wells man becomes 7th Mainer charged in connection with Capitol riot
David Ball could face up to 3 years in prison for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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Study: Young adults are overrepresented in Maine’s criminal justice system
A report from the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine E. Cutler Institute calls for expanding diversion and treatment-based criminal justice programs.
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Police suspect recent Portland burglaries linked to similar cases across Northeast
A group of out-of-state travelers may be behind two Portland burglaries last week, along with ‘many more’ similar cases in New England and New York, police said.
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Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff
Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.
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South Portland mail carrier charged in dark web drug trafficking case
New York prosecutors say Katie Montgomery offered FireBunnyUSA advice as it shipped illegal drugs through the postal service.
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Pending Middle Bay aquaculture lease vexes ‘voiceless’ residents
Local frustration around a proposed 17-acre aquaculture lease in Middle Bay exemplifies the frequent communication breakdowns between the Department of Marine Resources and the public.
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Another lawsuit aims to halt Brunswick-Topsham bridge replacement
Defenders of the Frank J. Wood Bridge have once again sued to stall the replacement of the span, but the Maine Department of Transportation says it’s pushing ahead with the project.
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New bill would grant towns more power in reducing speed limits
The Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on L.D. 527, which would give towns power to create low-speed bicycle-pedestrian zones without approval from the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Before rescue, missing Midcoast women were stuck in car for days in sub-zero temps
A game warden found Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussell, 50, on a snowmobile trail near Nicatous Lake in Hancock County on Sunday, one day after their Jeep had run out of gas and no longer had heat.